News Desk The Jakarta Post Publication Date : 30-05-2014   Indonesia’s capital market regulator is preparing a five-year road map for Islamic finance to expand the industry in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. The plan will help boost the number of Islamic capital market products and expand the industry’s investor base, […]

  By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Christine Lagarde, the managing director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday said $80 billion investment inflow is expected this year in Africa. Lagarde said this in her keynote address a titled ‘’ Africa Rising-Building to the Future’’ at the Africa Rising Conference […]

By Lika Gueye IMF Survey May 29, 2014 Sub-Saharan Africa taking off with strong, steady growth for nearly two decades Poverty still at unacceptable levels, with high inequality Three priorities: build infrastructure, build institutions, build people Sub-Saharan Africa is clearly taking off—growing strongly and steadily for nearly two decades and […]